List of all cumulative update releases for System Center Service Manager 2010...
~ Bruno Gabrielli | Premier Field EngineerThis post lists all cumulative updates that were released for Microsoft System Center Service Manager (SCSM) 2010 SP1. The updates are listed according to...
View ArticleOver 400 Virtual Machine Images of open source software stacks in the VM...
When you want to make a new Virtual Machine from the Azure Portal, you a New | Virtual Machine and see the default images, as well as images you have uploaded or created yourself.There's a pile of...
View ArticleTech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat with @AcerAmerica #winchat
Having to travel so much for work, and loving to travel for leisure, I constantly keep an eye out for devices that are at once easily portable and productive. Join us for tomorrow’s Tech Tuesday Live...
View ArticleOptimizing Scripts for Faster Incremental Deployment
Incremental deployment is the process of updating an existing database with new changes that were made by the developer in SSDT. Below we show you a tip on how to speed up incremental deployment by...
View ArticleThe original AppCompat (solving a 20-year-old mystery for me)
DOS v5.0, released in 1991, introduced the concept of DOS loading "high". That is, into the high memory area - that special 64kb area at the top of the first megabyte of memory.As a result of this...
View ArticleNew York to move to Office 365
Today we are excited to welcome the State of New York to the growing list of state and local governments that have chosen Office 365 for improved communication and collaboration capabilities. With...
View ArticleAccess SkyDrive Pro using the SharePoint 2013 APIs
SkyDrive Pro, a personal cloud library for business, is a place where users can store files and documents, sync them with their devices, and share them with others. It comes as a part of SharePoint...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP: App Migration Scenario Leveraging the...
As we emphasized in the previous blogs, with other in-memory technologies in the market today you have to migrate the entire database to memory or it's a separate database product that deals with...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop
Microsoft has years of experience creating ergonomic keyboards and mice designed to promote healthy computing principles. These products are designed based off extensive research. And today we are...
View ArticleSupport Tip: A ConfigMgr 2012 Management Point enabled for SSL fails with 403...
~ Vinayak Sharma| Technical LeadHere’s a quick tip on an interesting issue I saw the other day in case you happen to run across it.The core issue is that an HTTPS enabled System Center 2012...
View ArticleCustomizing Managed Availability
Exchange Server 2013 introduces a new feature called Managed Availability, which is a built-in monitoring system with self-recovery capabilities. If you’re not familiar with Managed Availability, it’s...
View Article16K-Wide Windows 8 Multi-Mon Desktop with the Sharp PN-K321 4K Display
I recently wrote about the 12K multi-mon PC gaming experience using three Sharp PN-K321 4K Ultra HD displays and a variety of different AMD 7970 graphics configurations. In this article I’ll provide...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Mounted volumes within mounted volumes cannot be backed up in DPM
~ Jitendra Mishra | Support EngineerJust a quick note on an issue we get here in DPM support every once in a while. There have been some cases where customers cannot change the mount point directory...
View ArticleReleased: Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 Rollups and Exchange 2013 Security...
Today, Exchange Servicing released several updates for the Exchange product line to the Download Center:Update Rollup 11 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Update...
View ArticleAugust 2013 Internet Explorer Updates
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-059 - CriticalThis security update resolves eleven privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code...
View ArticleSupport Tip: The Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance cmdlet times out in OpsMgr...
~ R.B.Ganesh | Senior Support Escalation EngineerIn System Center 2012 Operations Manager, running the Remove-SCOMDisabledClassInstance cmdlet may time out with the following message:Started. This...
View ArticleTop Picks from TechEd 2013: VP Brad Anderson and Distinguished Engineer...
In this week’s Top Picks from TechEd 2013, we are going to circle back to the opening keynote Microsoft VP Brad Anderson delivered, and a foundation session delivered by Microsoft Distinguished...
View ArticleSupport Tip: ConfigMgr 2012 App catalog error "network communication or...
~ Gagan Mehra | Support Escalation EngineerHere’s an interesting issue I saw the other day that I thought was worth mentioning here on the blog just in case anyone else runs across it. I was talking to...
View ArticleDesigning and building user interfaces for Windows
Great design helps your Windows Store apps stand out from the crowd. Improvements to the Windows platform in 8.1 Preview, such as an expanded common controls set with greater design flexibility, allow...
View ArticleLeap Motion: Amazing, Revolutionary, Useless
I desperately want it to work, don't you? Just like Minority Report. You wave you hands as fast and your computer interface moves effortlessly. Frankly, let's forget all that. I'll lower my...
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